La Muralla Roja | Ricardo Bofill

In the context of La Manzanera, La Muralla Roja (The Red Wall), designed by Ricardo Bofill, embodies a clear reference to the popular architecture of the Arab Mediterranean, in particular to the adobe towers of North Africa. The Red Wall is like a fortress which marks a vertical silhouette following the outline lines of the rocky cliff.

Photography: Fred Guillaud

With La Muralla Roja, RBTA wanted to break the post-Renaissance division between public and private spaces reinterpreting the Mediterranean tradition of the Kasbah. The labyrinth of this recreated kasbah corresponds to a detailed geometric plan based on the typology of the Greek cross with arms (5 meters long, these being grouped in different ways, with service towers (kitchens and bathrooms) at their point of intersection. The geometric basis of the layout is also an approximation to theories of constructivism and makes La Muralla Roja very clear evocation of these.

Plan

The form Design of La Muralla Roja

The forms of La Muralla Roja, evoking a constructivist aesthetic, create an ensemble of interconnected patios which provide access to the 50 apartments, which include 60 sqm studios, and two and three-bedroom apartments of 80 and 120 sqm, respectively. On the roof terraces, there are solariums, a swimming pool, and sauna for resident’s use.
The criteria for applying a building to the building of different types of buildings are given in the context of their structural functions. The outside surfaces are painted in various tones of red, to accentuate the contrast with the landscape; blue stairs, such as sky-blue, indigo, purple, to produce a stronger or weaker contrast with the sky, on the contrary, an optical effect of blending in with it. The intensity of the colours is also related to the light and shows how the combination of these elements can help create a greater illusion of space. Project Info:
Architects: Ricardo Bofill
Location: Calpe, Alicante, Spain
Project Year: 1973
Photographs: Gregori Civera, Nacho Alegre, Fred Guillaud, Daniel Rueda, Jeanette Hagglund
Project Name: La Muralla Roja
All images courtesy of Ricardo Bofill

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